March 2023
09Mar
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals colleagues spread their wings on Little Yellow Duck recruitment
Two Lancashire Teaching Hospitals colleagues will make the journey north to Cumbria next month, hoping to recruit new knitters for the Little Yellow Duck Project. Jennifer Barlow, Transplant Nurse Practitioner , and Lyndsey Rushton Clinical Nurse Specialist are to attend the Women’s Institute annual council meeting on April 3rd to present alongside Sara...
09Mar
Senior NHS staff encourage South Asians to consider a career in nursing on National Careers Week
This National Careers Week, the 'We Are the NHS' campaign is highlighting the inspiring stories of senior South Asian staff and the exciting and varied nursing roles available across the NHS. When Asha Day’s younger siblings were born prematurely, she knew she had to step up to help her mother. “There were always hospital...
08Mar
What Lent means to me
During the six weeks of Lent, we continue to ask what the season means to various colleagues across the Trust. The third contribution is from Lauren Williams, Women's Health Support Secretary, who said: “In a world - and working environment! - that is always so fast paced and busy, Lent and the Easter period feels...
08Mar
Leaders at LTHTR - Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across our organisation as part of...
08Mar
Leaders at LTHTR - Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across our organisation as part of...
08Mar
Leaders at LTHTR - Celebrating International Women’s Day at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across our organisation as part of...
02Mar
Bowel cancer screening kit could save your life
Thousands of people in Lancashire and South Cumbria who have been sent a lifesaving bowel cancer home testing kit are being encouraged to use it and return it. A new NHS campaign aims to increase uptake of the home testing kit to ensure more people are diagnosed with bowel cancer at the earliest stage when...
01Mar
What Lent means to me
The 40-day season of Lent – not counting Sundays – represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and was tempted by the Devil. Lent asks believers to set aside a time each year for similar fasting, marking a season of focus on Christ’s life, ministry sacrifice and resurrection. In each of...
